Llamas are highly intelligent animals who make wonderful hiking companions (they carry the load) and all-round friends. I call them "friends" because they have such a zest for life, and so much curiosity about what is going on around them, that they are a delight to be with. They don't typically get attached to you in quite the way dogs do; it's more like the companionship of cats. Llamas are easily trained. ... http://www.squidoo.com/llamas Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:21:54 -0600 FeedCreator 1.7.2 Sun, 15 Apr 2007 16:08:36 -0600 http://www.squidoo.com/llamas Llamas are highly intelligent animals who make wonderful hiking companions (they carry the load) and all-round friends. I call them "friends" because they have such a zest for life, and so much curiosity about what is going on around them, that they are a delight to be with. They don't typically get attached to you in quite the way dogs do; it's more like the companionship of cats. Llamas are easily trained. Often about the fourth or fifth time you show a llama something you want it to do, like climb into a van or horse trailer, it understands. They get a lot of bad press for spitting, which they rarely do. Here's one bit from my book Living with Llamas about that: *******************  "Do they spit at you?'' asked a reporter who was doing a llama story for a Portland paper. "Oh no,'' Kelly said cheerfully. "They do spit at each other now and then, but not at us.'' "How long is their wool?'' asked the photographer.Kelly was holding Lil Bit, and he parted the strands of her wool. Lil Bit turned her head around and spat.  First she hit the photographer; next, the writer; then Kelly felt a little pop-pop-pop as the grain he had just given her landed on his forehead. Luckily the visitors believed Kelly's protestations that this was rare; they didn't feature spitting in the article.  Sun, 15 Apr 2007 16:08:36 -0600